I gave The Secret: Dare to Dream a shot not because I believe in The Secret (to my cynical, cold-dead heart, it’s hooey… maybe even malarkey) but I believe that can be fun… but there’s also a chance that it … Continue reading
Caught up on The Assistant, a movie I’d heard described as a film where nothing happens. Why that interested me is primarily down to the very positive critic score and very negate viewer score. Not the first time that’s happened … Continue reading
In the next episode of Bad Decisions Playhouse: An Amazon presentation of a Blumhouse production of The Lie. This is one of a number of new (though originally a 2018 film) Blumhouse productions that Amazon has put their name on. … Continue reading
On the Rocks is Sofia Coppola’s latest film and her third with Bill Murray (following Lost in Translation and A Very Murray Christmas). It kind of came out of nowhere, no doubt another victim of Hollywood Covid release trauma. The … Continue reading
I watched the Netflix movie All Together Now for one reason alone: it stars Auli’i Cravalho. The young actress played the voice of Moana in Disney’s animated film and she seemed like a bright, energetic presence in all the behind-the-scenes … Continue reading
I only partially recall HBO’s Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (from 1987) which was a movie based on the same trial as the new Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7. Having seen that movie so long … Continue reading
The new movie Ava is available for streaming rental at a reasonable price. It’s not getting particularly good reviews but I decided to give it a shot (on iTunes) due to the quality of the cast. Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, … Continue reading
Enola Holmes is the latest Netflix collaboration with Millie Bobby Brown and the latest Sherlock Holmes (related) movie. I didn’t go into this expecting anything beyond the basic concept (Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister) so was able to be surprised by … Continue reading
Gave the new Netflix movie The Devil All The Time a watch. This flick is most notable for a pretty interesting cast including Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Sebastian Stan, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, and others. It’s set in … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix film I’m Thinking of Ending Things. This is the latest to be written (and directed) by Charlie Kaufman, the wildman who wrote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and more. He’s … Continue reading